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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Why is this Fine Arts post a "Throwback Thursday"?
Because we revisit April 2011! Hey, it's never too late to highlight a sister's achievements!
And it is the perfect way to wrap up a month of busy fine arts activities.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Our Beta Eta sister Stefanie's son Brian was diagnosed with dystonia when he was in high school at Lincoln. Stefanie and Brian traveled to New York to find relief from the disease that struck him so swiftly and suddenly. Happily, he graduated from FSU May 2012 and is able to walk thanks to set of batteries implanted in his body. The family started a research fund to continue the research into this third most common form of neurological, muscle tremor disease.

Tickets for dinner and the Off-Broadway Musical performance of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" on February 14th and 15th at the University Center Club at FSU will benefit the research program. curtainsforacause.com

Monday, February 11, 2013

We were so excited to read this Facebook post on Britney's page: "Congratulations to my Mom for getting teacher of the year!!! Woo hoo so proud!! — with Chris Taylor Parrish."
Both Britney and Chris are Beta Sigma sisters who graduated from University of Georgia.

We are so happy for you Chris and am glad they recognized your hard work!

The Rick Perkins Award for Excellence in Technical
Instruction honors technical education’s most outstanding instructors.
Instructors are nominated by their peers and students, and those instructors
with the most nominations were selected as finalists.

“Our Rick Perkins
Award nominees represent excellence in instruction at Southwest Georgia
Technical College. These three instructors have been nominated by their
colleagues, one of the highest honors that a faculty member can receive from
their peers. I wish our three instructors good luck in the upcoming competition
for Instructor of the Year and know that they will do well as they exemplify
teaching excellence, innovation, and leadership,” Dr. Craig Wentworth, SWGTC
President.

This award has been an ongoing, statewide event since 1991 and
is designed to recognize technical college instructors who make significant
contributions to technical education through innovation and leadership in their
fields.

Formerly known as the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence, the
Rick Perkins Award was renamed in memory and honor of Thomas “Rick” Perkins, an
instructor at West Central Technical College, now West Georgia Technical
College, who received the Commissioner’s Award of Excellence prior to his
untimely death.

To become the state Rick Perkins Award winner, nominees
go through three phases of selection: the local technical college level, the
regional level, and the state level.

The state Rick Perkins Award winner
serves as an ambassador for technical education in Georgia and must have made
significant contributions to technical education through innovation and
leadership in his or her field of instruction.

The winner must also
exemplify excellence and a commitment to the mission of the Technical College
System of Georgia (TCSG). The statewide winner, who will be announced at a
ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, will carry the title of the Technical College
System of Georgia Instructor of the Year.

The SWGTC Rick Perkins
finalists have already competed in interviews. This SWGTC winner will represent
the college at the regional competition to be hosted at Moultrie Technical
College (Tifton Campus) on Feb. 28.

All regional winners will compete
for the TCSG Instructor of the Year title and will be announced on April 25 at
the GOAL and Rick Perkins Award Ceremony.

Southwest Georgia Technical
College is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia.

Getting their fingers dirty with pastel crayons and creating art together on a Saturday afternoon will always be a fond memory for local mom Jennifer Humayun and her 10-year-old daughter, Ursula.

Humayun said they were just looking to spend a day at the Museum of Florida History when they stumbled into the Second Saturday activities. The group of about 20 parents and children took a tour of the museum’s temporary exhibit, Reflections: Paintings of Florida, 1865-1965. After the tour they recreated one of the works in the exhibit.
“It’s enriching because the kids don’t realize that they are learning about the history of Florida and then art,” Humayun said. “All these different aspects that are woven together — art, history and spending time with family — people should be out here. This will be a memory I never forget.”
Second Saturdays at MFH have been going on for years, said Bonnie McCluskey, museum program supervisor.
The program is always focused on an exhibit at the museum and is family oriented, added Jennie Brock, museum educator. In the coming months, activities on Second Saturdays will include story time about Florida wildlife and a recycled art project.
“It teaches the kids a sense of their history — what their environment was, where they come from — and I love that they are doing it through art,” said Antje Meissner, who brought her children to the museum for the activities.
“It’s difficult to get kids interested in art exhibits and I think they are doing a great job with that here,”she added.
Special guestPerdita Ross came for this month’s program and led the hands-on art project.
“I hope they took away that art is always about something,” Ross said, local artists and art educator.

“It has significance to where you live, what you see and history.”
“The kids were a lot of fun,” she added.
Ursula had a good time, plus she got to learn about sable palms being the state tree and about whooping cranes.
“I like drawing and being able to be creative,” she said. “And it’s really fun that kids get to learn about plants and Florida history — but in a fun way.”

Thursday, February 7, 2013

We are proud to support Refuge House's 35 years of helping domestic violence survivors in Leon County! We hope lots of people visit the Thrift Shop on Saturday for this fun event.

For our sisters: Fill your Saturday with fun by celebrating our local collegiate who is winning a scholarship at the Alumnae Panhellenic of Tallahassee luncheon at 11:00 a.m., and then swinging by by the Refuge House's Thrift Shop to show support for Refuge House's 35th Anniversary Celebration. Enjoy the big sale and party!

Look for Danielle their development director and our Alpha Chi Omega sister!

Monday, February 4, 2013

From Daily Good, a list to grow your creativity that is perfect for MacDowell Month!

Art Every Day Tasks

Visit a museum or galleryTake a street art walking tourTake a photoResearch an artistCreate something handmade and give it to someoneSign up for an art classCreate a floral or stone arrangementMake a self-portraitDoodle for 10 minutes straightFrame something you have been meaning to frameSketch somebody and give them the pictureCreate a font type for your nameCreate a business cardCheck out an art book at the libraryBreak something. (You have to destroy in order to create!)Make a collageSupport the local arts scene by going to a local festival, music event, art show, play, museum exhibit, etc.Make a card for someone you loveMake an inspiration board (moodboard) for a future projectDraw some chalk art on the sidewalkMake origamiFinger paintIllustrate a song that inspires youAdd an art blog's RSS feed to your readerDraw the best part of todaySend a friend a link to your favorite artist's workCreate a place in your home to store your creative suppliesClose your eyes and draw for five minutesDraw yourself as a cartoonTake your camera with you on a walk and document the experienceCreate an artist’s workspace in your home